Chapter 5
The workday was winding down. There had been no gate activations all day. The mountain was at a stand still, everyone seeming to be trapped in paperwork mode.
'Yup, long day indeed.' Sam thought. But that long day was about to end, because Major Samantha Carter had a date tonight. She immediately chastised herself for that train of thought. Plans, yes, she had plans tonight. And she couldn't help but feel a little excited, even though in the back of her mind she was still arguing that she shouldn't have agreed to this. This was too close. This was personal. She and the Colonel didn't do personal. That was left in the room a long time ago.
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In the locker room Sam was pulling the zippers up the sides of her much more stylish civilian boots when Janet walked in.
"Hey Sam," she said with a smile.
"Oh, hi Janet. You actually getting off on time tonight too?"
Janet popped open her locker then sat down on the bench next to Sam.
"Yeah. It's about time, don't ya think?" Janet stated as her shoes hit the floor with a clunk. Stretching her feet and then pulling the pins out of her hair she sighed "Oh god, that feels good."
"Long day huh?"
"Very. The thing is, there was nothing really going on so it just stretched on forever."
For the next few moments the two went about changing and putting their things away in silence.
Then as Janet was pulling her sweater over her head her muffled voice came out, "Hey, how about we go out for some drinks and dinner.," then her head popped out of the neck hole, ".and drinks" she added with a grin.
Sam laughed.
"I'd love to Janet, but I'll have to take a rain check."
"Really? You got plans tonight?"
"Yeah, actually I do. I'm supposed to meet the Colonel tonight for dinner."
Silently she was grateful that they were meeting instead of going together. That just would have been too much.
Janet looked at her in shock. "You're kidding."
"Nope. Apparently he wants to make it up to me for being a jerk earlier today," she said with a shrug.
"Damn the man. He should be taking me to dinner at least once a week with the way he acts up in the infirmary."
They both got a good fit of laughs out of that comment.
"Seriously though Sam, isn't that a bit. I dunno. odd."
"Yeah it is."
"Something going on?"
"No Janet, nothing's going on. Besides, who am I to turn down a free meal," she quipped.
"True. Just don't go cheap on him. Get something good." "Janet!" Sam exclaimed in mock surprise.
More giggling ensued.
It was too bad they couldn't have a girls night out tonight. It wasn't often that they weren't both completely exhausted after work and in good moods. Sam was really starting to get cold feet.
With that thought Sam shut her locker with determination, shrugged on her leather jacket and picked up her bag.
"Well Jan, I'm outta here."
"Okay. Have fun. and don't do anything I wouldn't do," she said with a wink.
Well, Sam could have a little fun with that.
"In that case Janet, we'll be doing obscene things under the table before the appetizers even arrive."
Janet's eyes widened and her jaw dropped.
With a chuckle Sam turned to holler "Night Janet" then walked out of the locker room.
The workday was winding down. There had been no gate activations all day. The mountain was at a stand still, everyone seeming to be trapped in paperwork mode.
'Yup, long day indeed.' Sam thought. But that long day was about to end, because Major Samantha Carter had a date tonight. She immediately chastised herself for that train of thought. Plans, yes, she had plans tonight. And she couldn't help but feel a little excited, even though in the back of her mind she was still arguing that she shouldn't have agreed to this. This was too close. This was personal. She and the Colonel didn't do personal. That was left in the room a long time ago.
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In the locker room Sam was pulling the zippers up the sides of her much more stylish civilian boots when Janet walked in.
"Hey Sam," she said with a smile.
"Oh, hi Janet. You actually getting off on time tonight too?"
Janet popped open her locker then sat down on the bench next to Sam.
"Yeah. It's about time, don't ya think?" Janet stated as her shoes hit the floor with a clunk. Stretching her feet and then pulling the pins out of her hair she sighed "Oh god, that feels good."
"Long day huh?"
"Very. The thing is, there was nothing really going on so it just stretched on forever."
For the next few moments the two went about changing and putting their things away in silence.
Then as Janet was pulling her sweater over her head her muffled voice came out, "Hey, how about we go out for some drinks and dinner.," then her head popped out of the neck hole, ".and drinks" she added with a grin.
Sam laughed.
"I'd love to Janet, but I'll have to take a rain check."
"Really? You got plans tonight?"
"Yeah, actually I do. I'm supposed to meet the Colonel tonight for dinner."
Silently she was grateful that they were meeting instead of going together. That just would have been too much.
Janet looked at her in shock. "You're kidding."
"Nope. Apparently he wants to make it up to me for being a jerk earlier today," she said with a shrug.
"Damn the man. He should be taking me to dinner at least once a week with the way he acts up in the infirmary."
They both got a good fit of laughs out of that comment.
"Seriously though Sam, isn't that a bit. I dunno. odd."
"Yeah it is."
"Something going on?"
"No Janet, nothing's going on. Besides, who am I to turn down a free meal," she quipped.
"True. Just don't go cheap on him. Get something good." "Janet!" Sam exclaimed in mock surprise.
More giggling ensued.
It was too bad they couldn't have a girls night out tonight. It wasn't often that they weren't both completely exhausted after work and in good moods. Sam was really starting to get cold feet.
With that thought Sam shut her locker with determination, shrugged on her leather jacket and picked up her bag.
"Well Jan, I'm outta here."
"Okay. Have fun. and don't do anything I wouldn't do," she said with a wink.
Well, Sam could have a little fun with that.
"In that case Janet, we'll be doing obscene things under the table before the appetizers even arrive."
Janet's eyes widened and her jaw dropped.
With a chuckle Sam turned to holler "Night Janet" then walked out of the locker room.